Allegheny College Women's Basketball

Following a national search, Allegheny Director of Athletics and Recreation Bill Ross announced the hiring of Kelly Muffley as the ninth head coach of the Gators’ women’s basketball program in June 2021. Muffley arrives in Meadville with a decade of experience at the NCAA Division III level, most recently spending three years as the top assistant coach at Case Western Reserve in Cleveland. “I would like to thank Bill Ross for giving me the opportunity to lead the Allegheny College women's basketball program. Allegheny is a place that I believe in wholeheartedly, and I am excited to call home. I look forward to getting to know current players, alumni, and the Allegheny and Meadville communities. I was very impressed from the moment I stepped on campus by the people and the community, coupled with the commitment to an outstanding academic experience. I would also like to thank the previous coaches who gave me an opportunity to gain invaluable experience, especially Jen Reimer and Rob Clune. I can't wait to work to continue the legacy that [former head coach and current assistant athletic director] coach [Kate] Costanzo has left behind and begin a new era.” At CWRU, Muffley served as the Spartans’ recruiting coordinator and head JV coach, while handling travel and volunteer coordination, strength and conditioning, game and scouting plans, film analyzation, individual player development workouts and running a summer Elite camp. Among the student-athletes mentored by Muffley at CWRU were a trio of First Team All-University Athletic Association (UAA) selections, including 2019 Finalist for the Jostens Trophy, Hillary Hellmann, and 2020 D3hoops.com All-Region pick, Abbey Lawrence. Prior to her time at Case Western Reserve, Muffley spent one year as the assistant women’s basketball coach at her alma mater, Thiel. There, she had additional responsibilities as an assistant coach for men’s and women’s tennis, and was responsible for recruiting for all three programs. At Thiel, she helped mentor two-time Jostens Trophy Finalist and 2018-19 Presidents’ Athletic Conference Player of the Year, Jess Vormelker, and was responsible for recruiting 2018-19 PAC Rookie of the Year, Destiny Johnson. She began her coaching career at St. Lawrence in Canton, N.Y., where she spent two years heading up guard skill development, film breakdown, tracking academic progress and many more tasks. Muffley coached a First Team All-Liberty League selection and was responsible for the recruitment of the 2017-18 Liberty League Rookie of the Year. “We look forward to Kelly’s career and our women’s basketball program advancing to the next level,” said Ross. “With her experience and vast knowledge of Division III as both a coach and student-athlete, and her proven ability to recruit top-level talent on the court and in the classroom, plus a wealth of returning and incoming talent, the future of Gator women’s basketball is bright.” As a player, Muffley was a two-time All-PAC selection at Thiel, scoring 1,238 points to finish sixth in the Tomcats’ career scoring list, as a senior, she set a program record and ranked second in Division III with a 92.1 free-throw percentage. She graduated from Thiel in 2013 with a degree in Business Administration, emphasizing Marketing, and completed her master’s degree in Educational Leadership from St. Lawrence in 2017. Allegheny Career Coaching Highlights 2025-26 Jostens Trophy Finalist: Isabella Antonacci All-Region: Isabella Anontacci PAC Playoffs Two All-PAC Selections: Isabella Antonacci (1st), Sarah Santicola (HM) 2024-25 ECAC Champions PAC Player of the Year: Emily Lauer PAC Newcomer of the Year: Isabella Antonacci PAC Playoffs First Team All-ECAC: Emily Lauer D3Hoops.com Second Team All-Region: Emily Lauer Four All-PAC: Emily Lauer (1st), Sarah Santicola (1st), Jess Bickart (HM), Isabella Antonacci (HM) 2023-24 PAC Playoffs Three All-PAC: Emily Lauer (1st), Sarah Santicola (2nd), Jess Bickart (2nd) Four CSC Academic All-District: Emily Lauer, Jess Bickart, Branygan Biachin, Sarah Santicola 2022-23 PAC Playoffs All-PAC: Emily Lauer (1st) Three CSC Academic All-District: Emily Lauer, Sofia Genareo, Alexis Caldwell 2021-22 All-NCAC: Alexis Caldwell (HM)

Christina Davis joined the Allegheny College women's basketball coaching staff as an assistant coach in August of 2023. A native of Ford City, Pennsylvania, Davis joins the Gators after beginning her coaching career with the men's basketball program at Point Park University in Pittsburgh under former head coach Joe Lewandowski. She spent two seasons on the bench with the Pioneers, who are members of the NAIA's River States Conference (RSC). Point Park reached the RSC semifinals in her first year in 2020-21. Her duties at Point Park included player development, film analysis, scouting, and coordinating team travel. A multi-sport athlete at Ford City High School, Davis began her collegiate career by playing basketball and volleyball at Butler County Community College. In her two seasons with the Pioneers, she finished second on the team in scoring and rebounding while guiding BC3 to back-to-back Western Pennsylvania Collegiate Conference (WPCC) championships.  No stranger to the Presidents' Athletic Conference (PAC), Davis then transferred to Saint Vincent College. She spent three seasons with the Bearcats, highlighted by a 23-5 campaign in 2018-19 that included a PAC title and a berth in the NCAA Division III Championship tournament. Although limited due to injury, Davis appeared in 26 games at Saint Vincent and was a three-time PAC Spring Academic Honor Roll recipient. Davis is a two-time graduate of Saint Vincent. She earned a bachelor's degree in marketing with a minor in finance in 2019, before completing her Master of Science in Management: Operational Excellence in 2021.